Thursday, July 25, 2002
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Casino company bets on Indian gaming policies
Wall Street benefited from a surge in stock prices on Wednesday but the
rally largely bypassed a casino company with close ties to the $10 billion
Indian gaming industry....
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Lamberth takes on tribal trust onslaught
The federal judge overseeing the Indian trust debacle dealt the Bush
administration a major blow this week with his decision to take on
several tribal mismanagement disputes....
Crow Reservation woman pleads not guilty
A woman on the Crow Reservation of Montana pleaded not guilty to
charges of assaulting a child on Wednesday....
Contemnor Rubin won't face questions
Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, who was found in contempt for
mishandling the Indian trust fund, won't face questions for his role in
another accounting scandal, The Washington Times reports today....
Neb. gaming challenge moves forward
A Nebraska state court will hold a trial next month to determine the
validity of a voter petition that could expand gaming options for tribes....
Wis. tribe sued for $1M jackpot
A Wisconsin man is suing the Ho-Chunk Nation and a slot machine
manufacturer over a lost $1.17 million jackpot....
Mich. tribe seeks to bid on urban casino
The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians asked a
federal appeals court on Wednesday to block negotiations on permanent
casinos in Detroit....
Black Hills forest exempted by Daschle
Language in a $28.9 billion counterterrorism spending bill exempts the
Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota from environmental
regulations and lawsuits that are blocking some forest thinning projects....
New bones found at Bighorn battle site
Several pieces of human arm bones were discovered this week at the
Little Bighorn Battlefield in Montana....
Name of new Okla. bridge draws dispute
Two factions are battling to name a new bridge in Oklahoma....
Letter: Stop fighting Pequot tribes
"Looking at Connecticut's involvement in the Eastern Pequot Indian
recognition process causes me to wonder what is the difference between
our state and Mississippi....
House expels animated Traficant
Representative James Traficant (D-Ohio) was expelled by the House on Wednesday
night by a vote of 420 to 1....
N.M. park hosting Indian festival
The American Indian Cultural Festival is being held this week in Berg Park
in Farmington, New Mexico....
Okla. tribe to discuss future plans
The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma is inviting tribal members and
area residents to a meeting on Saturday to discuss future plans....
Colo. school to return Tlingit totem
The Tlingit Tribe of Alaska will be getting a key part of its history back
with the return of a totem pole....
XIT reunites for special performance
Several Native performers, including 70s rock legends XIT, are
performing in New Mexico this weekend....
Fires come close to Native village
Fires in interior Alaska are close to the Native village of Venetie....
Money approved to study village move
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved $1
million to help prepare for the residents of Shishmaref, a Native village in
Alaska, to relocate....
New salmon proposal difficult for tribes
A new proposal to protect wild salmon supports tribal initiatives but still
makes implementation difficult, according to the Columbia River
Intertribal Fish Commission....
Editorial: Tribes should win on waste suit
The Seattle Times in an editorial today says tribes and environmentalists
are right to question the Department of Energy on plans to clean up a
nuclear waste site....
Police detectives sue Pequot tribe
Two police detectives are suing the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of
Connecticut for alleged libel....
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